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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
DRIFTING.

o fairest maid Of rarest days.
Pomona's child with golden tressesi
j loiter In thy sylvan ways
Ny heart is warm with thy caresses;
And DER again, as In dream,
voice the words the spell is wreathing,
AS In the reeds beside the stream
Pandean pipes are slowly breathing.
think OF those whose starry eyes,
And laughter through the woodland
ringing.
And shy caress, and tender signs,
Attuned the poets heart 10 singing.
And like Ausonian king Of old,
listen to the wood nymph's pleading,
While this poor form Of human mould
Plods sadly after fancy's leading
o river ripping TO the sea,
Thy silver waters, softly stealing
In Swallowed beauty DER the lea,
Awake the slumb'rous chords OF feeling
And on thy waves Of rosy light,
Seen in my boyhood's happy vision,
I'm drifting from the shores Of night
To isles OF rest in realms Elysian.
by Root +. barbour
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
FACTS AND FANClES.

1t is not difficult to get into box
without going to the theater.
Chicago clcrgymen sincerely hope
that the ballet is on its last legs.
Moltke says there will be no war
while Emperor William lives. Vive
] Empereur!
Anthony Comstock has arrested n
a squash, and consequently thinks him
self some pumpkins.
Ponce de Leon did not succeed in
finding the fountain of perpetual youth;
but we wot of some persons who have
discovered the source of perennial
freshness.
a Mrs. Barber talked the election in
spectors into allowing her to vote. 1t
was close shave, but when a barber
begins to converse there can be but one
result possible.
The papers are full of the records of
railroad suits; but if you will listen 10
the remarks of the travelling public,
you will be unable to find L railroad
that suits anybody.
In the article in the December Cen
fury on Henry Clay there is not word
relative to the cigar invented by the
great commoner. This is either n
strange oversig ht or a studied slight
Curious customs they have in Europe.
They hunt for bears over there. II
they should get short of game, Ameri-
ca would no doubt be willing to make
up the deficiency. She can do it,
Hello! there goes the bell' ex-
claimed the apothecary; ''confound i.
wonder if they Il let me rest in the
grave! However, suppose We got to
get up" He yawns. crawls out of bed,
very slowly gets on his clothes with UNI
conventional carelessness and goes down
stairs. Opening the door, he is met
with the request, Sorry to trouble you,
buy have you two-cent postage stamp?
That a three-cent piece, ! believe; you
needn't m nd the change; shall be in
in the morning" The druggist was
so taken aback that his presence Of
mind quite forsook him, and he slamm-
ed the door in the face of his midnight
customer.
A Cincinnati surgeon has succeeded
in removing success ully portion OF
the backbone of colored man. 1t is
to be hoped that til 5 practice will not
become common. for few men have
any too much back bone.
lis it possible to teach girls how to
whistler asks an exchange. IL is, if
you will leave them alone after they
get their lips puckered up. Harrington
Free Press.
The proper equipment for a Wash
ington newspaper consists of integrity,
intelligence, a bicycle and an absence
of modesty and money. - Washington
critic.
ST. Louis clcrgymen say that 1.-The
ballet is shockingly bad That may
depend somewhat upon which one they
saw If it was one Of Mapleson's old
Il oupes, we agree with them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
In the March Harper's Charles Dud-

In the March Harper's Charles Dud
ley Warner publishes his latest impress
sions of southern industrial and educa-
tional progress as gained from his re-
cent trip with The Harper Party
through the south. This article pleas
antly supplements and confirms his pa
per of two years ago, noting the won
derful advances which are transform
ing 1.-The New South into a region #
great enterprise. Attractive illustrated
articles on this section are special fea-
lures of Harper's Weekly and Harper's
Magazine this year. The April num-
Der of the latter periodical will open
with a splendidly illustrated article on
Chattanooga" and similar subjects
vii, have place in each succeeding
number.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
SIGNAL SERVICE SIGNS.
New Series OF weather Signals--In Ef-
feet March l, 1857.

The Chief Signal Officer furnishes.
when practicable for benefit of the gener-
al public and those industries dependent to
great extent upon weather conditions,
the Indications which are prepared
at his Office daily. az I "A. m. for the
twenty -four hour, commencing at a m.
These weather forecasts are telegraphed
to many signal service stations. railway
officials and others. and are so worded as
to be readily communicated to the pub
lie by means Of flags and symbols The
flags adopted for this purpose are four in
number. and of the form and dimensions
given below.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
s. 8. C0N0pER
Rejoicing Over His Late Great Success

Rejoicing Over His Late Great Success
! have been afflicted with rheumatism
twenty years. For the last ten years have
been obliged TO use crutches. Often my
left hip and knee would entirely give out.
Have expended "A large amount of money
for remedies recommended as a cure for
that terrible disease. have used the most
powerful liniments on nv hip and knee TO
sooth the pain, that | might get little
sleep. My hip ana knee had lost nearly
all strength 10y the use OF the lniments,
and ! could get no help. | saw an adver-
tisement OF your remedy In a paper and
ordered half dozen bottles Of Hlbbard's
Rheumatic syrup took them and received
some relief, ordered another dozen Have
taken seven of the last dozen, and | am
happy in saying that | know | am being
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! commenced taking your syrup When
began taking your syrup | could
not take "A step without the use OF cane;
neither conld turn myself in bed without
aid can now turn IN bed without any
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office without the use of my cane. After
loosing track OF it, for the reason when |
take long walk | take IL along. My Office
Is four block from my house; have not
walked to or from II in over a year until
last Thursday a week. Since that time
have walked to and from it every day, ex-
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Wishing that might herald to all who
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
Caught 1t From Her Best Young
Man

81 don't know how il ever came
there" said young lady petulantly,
who was being treated for incipient
mustache; mamma never had any
thing of the kind"
Perhaps" suggested the professor,
as he frightened the tweezers, "you in
herited it from your father. "-Puck.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Centre, Cold Wave.
No /, White Flag. six feet square. al
WAYS indicates clear or fair weather, no
ram
No ?, Blue Flag, six feet square, indi-
Gates rain or snow
No. 3. Black Triangular Flag. six feet
at the base and six feet in length always
refers to temperature. When placed
above or before Nos. or it indicates
warmer weather. When placed below or
after Nos. or ? it indicates colder
weather When not displayed the indi-
cations are that the temperature will re-
main stationary. or that the temperature
will not vary five degrees from that of
the same hour of the preceding day.
No. 4, Cold Wave Flag six feet square.
indicates the approach Of a sudden and
decided fall in temperature. This signal
is usually ordered up at least "a hours in
advance of the cold wave 1t is not dis
played unless temperature of A. degrees,
or less, is expected; nor is flag No. 3 dis
played with it.
When displayed on flag poles the sig.
nails should be arranged 10 read down
ward When displayed from horizontal
supports a small streamer should always
be attached To indicate the point from
which the signals are read When in the
form of symbols. 10 be displayed on cars,
the symbols should be placed one below
the other and read downward. These
signals may be withdrawn at 3 p. N
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

MENsMAN's PFPToNIZED BEEF Tone, the
only pre- paraIion of beef containing its
ENTIRE H,frltt0us brOD,y Is. IL contains blood
making. force generating and lite-sustain-
ing properties invaluable for INDIGESTION.
DYSPEPSIA, nervous prostratiOn, and all
forms of general debility; also. in AL en-
feebled conditions. whether the result of
exhaustion, nervous prOstratlOn, over
work. or acute disease. particularly If re-
sulting from pulmonary complaints. CAS-
WELL, HZARD. a Co, Proprietors, New
York Sold bV Druggists
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
0pecial Notice.

GREENvILLE, Mich. Oct. -, 1885,
Hibbards Rheumatic Syrup Co., Jackson,
Mich:
glad to grant your request. In nature my
disease was severe case OF infiammatory
rheumatism. Ii had been running five
years and affected me in all parts Of my
times so crippled in my hands and limbs
as to be unable TO help myself. ] have
used your medicine about six weeks; in
all about three bottles. | am now able TO
do my own work in better spirits, no
pains, and continually improving. Ny
age is 63, and my condition year ago and
now. speaks very highly Of what your
medicine has done forme.
Am happy indeed To recommend its true
merits. Ii is the best remedy we have
ever used. Respectfully,
Mrs A w CALDWELL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

An English agricultural paper tells OF
duck whose egg-laying record Is rs follows:
In ISIS she laid u in 1919, ia in $50 l45;
in ISL, l55; in lss2, -; in 1883, 80; total,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
Don't Read This.

if you have sufiiciency of this worlds
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free full particulars about work that you
can do. and live at home, wherever you
are located. at "a uroht OF from - TO go
dav. and upwards All succeed both
sexes. all ages. All Is new. Capital not
required; Hallett q Co, Will start you
Don delay investigate at once, and good
success viii attend you.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
Posterity Us. Ancestry.

IL is no longer questioned. il is admitted
that the blood of man is improving The
children Of today are better formed,
have better muscle and richer minds than
our ancestors The cause of this fact is
due more TO the general use of pr. Har-
ters lrnn Tonic than any other source.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
PATENTS obtained by Louis Dagger & Co., At.
torneys. Wilmington. u. c. Esid 1854 AdNic, free.

Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland is
hard at work upon a new novel, which
she hopes to have ready for publication
in the early spring The scene of the
story is laid in and around Holland
Patent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Henry Clews, the New York broker
made 81 .OOlO0J last year by hi, operations.
His picture, cost him 100000, and his box
at tho nnerA house -. 200.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

THROAT DISEASES commences with
Cough Cold or Sore Throat. "BrOra's
Bronciai Iroctes 80 give immediate relief
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Mrs Jennie Cos-eau, of Socorro, chased
her clipping husband !, 100 miles into
Colorado mining camp and blacked his
eye, saying that all she wanted was salts
faction.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Mr.. II KICK. 1wombly. the son-in-law Of
Vanderbilt, has purchased in London goo
600 worth OF old furniture that at one time
belonged TO Marie AntOinette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Summer hotel men are praying for a big
war in Europe 20 keep people home.
The latest London invention in hat lin
ing is u map of the city printed on silk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Used Red Star Cough Cure enectually.
DR.. &. Fawcett Union Protestant lnfrm-
airy, Baltimore, Md. No depressing eff
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

A Pain in the Side Often Comes from the
Liver, and is relieved by CARRIERS LITrI.
LIVER pills
Green Margharita Of Italy has strong
preference for women physicians.
a car load Of ostriches from Africa ar
rived at Los Angeles the other day
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

For eight years Col. d. j. Williamson,
Quarter Master. L. :. A. and ex-U. =.
Consul at Callao was crippled with rheu-
matism. He got no relief until he used st.
Jacobs Oil, which cured him. No remedy
on earth equals it for pain Price fifty
cents bottle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

a bank Of Indian squaws, who came in
10 Bangor, ID. A., the other day, all invest
ed in cOrscts.
japanese judges wear black gown
when preceding in civil cases and IA red
one in criminal cases.
A gray eagle shot at Fort Pierre. .. T.,
had IA jack rabbit in its talons.
A Polk county, Ga, man is living pleas
antly with his eighth wife.
There is newspaper in Dakota for
every 200 population.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Gov. Moonlight of Wyoming, appointed
his daughter Miss Nellie. his private sec
rotary and the number of gentlemen call
ers is increasing daily.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Capt Johnny and Capt Charley Of the
Yuma Indians are visiting in San Fran
cisco. where the army officers are trying TO
make things pleasant for them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04
INTERPRETATION OF SIGNALS.

No. l. White Flag;
Clear or FAIR wealth
Ell.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

An Oregon huntress. Mrs Lille Prok Of
Olala, has killedoseven bears this winter.
A diamond weighing "A carat and a half
was recently found in gravel mine IN
CalifnrnIn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

They kill claim jumpers in the western
part OF Kansas
Buffalo meat sells in Dodge City, Kas.
at ID cents "a pound.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

Sacques OF real leopard skins are the
very latest things in the fashionable
WraDS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

No. 4 White Flag,
with BLACK square in
Centre. Cold Wave.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

No 3 Black Trian-
rular Flag Temper
ature Signal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-04

That was the first of long. series of
similar occasions.
Howard and Mr.. Beadle called inces-
sanity, and Sally's anxieties increased
accordingly.
Things are very discouraging for the
most part. Mr.. Beadle was plainly
enamored of Kittys manifold charms.
and was determinedly devoted. Kitty
was gay, and careless, and bewtching,
and Howard was as languid as ever,
and rather more pensive.
Sally was convinced that this was
due to unhappiness. He was gricved
and angered by Kitty's indifference; he
was a prey to hopeless warnings and
passions.
The only drawback to the theory was
that Howard seemed sometimes redic-
ulously and inexplanably attentive to
herself
Bt that was pride of course-pique.
Sally lived in momentary expectation
of having tale of wounded love and
pighted hopes pourd into her sympa-
thetic ears.
The days and weeks rolled by; Kitty's
visit was drawing to a close, and
everybody was looking forward eagerly
to Mrs. Smythes masquerade.
Sallie herself forgot her schemes and
anxietics in the flutter of preparation.
Kitty was to go as a gypsy, in a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
What 1t Means.

Recently | met Il gentleman who oc-
cupies a prominent position on one of
the leading Eastern magazines. He is
here temporarily to meet young lady
who will be his wifc at an early day.
"Have you any idea what an edition of
25O.000 copies of a magazine actually
means?" he asked OF me. Think of it
"a quarter of q million of magazines.
The weight of such an edition is 187.-
500 pounds, OF about ninety-four tons.
This would make forty-seven loads for
a two-horso team, or I'LL about six
ordinary freight cars. These maga-
zines piled one over another would
make a pile 1912 feet high; that is
fifteen times as high rs the Washin gtou
monument, or tifty-five times rs high as
Bartholdi's girl. Placed end to end
they would reach distance of thirty
seven miles. Placed end to end the
sheets of paper of which these maya
zines are composed would extend over
1,137 miles. or nearly half way across
the continent A cylinder press, making
10000 impressions daily of an eight
page form would be kept busy for over
two years in printing these 25O.eO0
copies. And yet." my friend added.
sour magazine this next edition will
run nearly up to 275,O00 in number" p"
The observing reader will see from this
that the mere physical and mechanical
forces to print such an edition are start
ling Suppose the Father of printing
could revisit the world, what would he
think? Would he not be proud of his
once puny ot1springP-th h cagO Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
Legend of the Butterman.

Those housekeepers, those mothers
who pride themselves on bringing up
their children we'll and who keep con-
slant eye ON their servants can only be
bent from the strictest rules of propriety
in the household by housekeeping con-
siderations. There is one of this
dear, old-fashioned school uptown who
has very pretty servant maid, a tempt
ing servant maid, who always gets
served first in the morning, and has all
the iradespeople interested in the house.
The milkman tries to come late so he
may find her, and the butterman is
wild about her, and the butcher some
times comes himself to see that the
meat is all right Those advantages
have not been lost upon the lady of the
house. but she is a stickler for propriety.
So when, the other morning. she found
the butchers boy kissing the pretty
servant maid she was shocked. She
wrote u note to the butcher and told
him if he couldn't send boy who be-
haved himself he could take her name
off his list of customers and She u get
her meat elsewhere. At breakfast they
spoke about it
well. mamma, you'd better write to
the butterman. too. He kisses her every
morning" said the daughter OF the
house,
What? The butterman, toor
Certainly. l saw him yesterday
morning"
Dear me! Well, can't help it. He
must just do it. for 1 can't get anything
like as good butter anywhere else. -
San Francisco ChrOHi Hicle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
The Cattle Of Ayrshire.

The Ayrshires are TO us exceedingly
attractive OH account of their broken
color, the white spots and flecks con-
trasting beautifully with dark red or
brown of the body color, the color. as
a rule. being intensified along the edges
of the white, and yet. strange to say,
there is n craze for solid colors among
breeders.
The breed is we'll adapted to make
the most of short commons or the best
of abundance-hardy, active. prolific,
going all to milk when milking, and
piling on flesh when dry-a breed every
farmer and dairyman who owns one is
proud OF. filling the eye and filling the
pail. The milk is Of medium quality
and abundant. making up in flow what
it lacks in quality when compared with
the special butter breeds; always rich
in solids, hence admirable for cheese
production. Were We to name breed
of cattle which would produce the
greatest profit from a given area of
farming or grazing land, or turn 100
tons of hay. corn fodder and corn meal
into the greatest profit, we should hes;-
tate to name one which would surpass
the Ayrshire, even where the breed
would have no opportunity to exhibit
its hardness and activity. But. on
short pasture, in cold stables. exposed
to more or less hardships. the Ayr
shire would almost surely carry off the
palm
There is one thing about them that is
very satisfactory; they are always re-
cognizable even as grades. The breed
has an unmistakable strikingly hand
some style of its own. An Ayrshire is
an Ayrshire. and never will be mistaken
for anything else.-AmerieGa Agrtost-
tRriSk, 49,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10

THE number of marriages in Ohio
in 1885 was 3,773, as compared with
8,720 in 1884. The ratio of divorces
to marriages during the past seventeen
years has been IS l 25. The total num-
Der of births in Ohio durDg 1885 was
I,725; total number of deaths, 35 ,9l2.
These figures were compiled from the
reports of assessors, and the Secretary
of State says they are manisestly in
correct and unreliable. Estimating
the population of Ohio at $500 600,
the death rate according TO the returns
made to the Secretary of State is but
ten a thousand, while the birth rate
was so in thousand. Evidently many
deaths have not been reported. The
probable death rate in Ohio is from Is
to 20 in a thousand. The Secretar y
says the money expended in collecting
these statistics in Ohio is practically
thrown away He recommends that
the General Assembly remedy this
state of affairs by adopting new
method of gathering such statistics.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
Dr.Fenner'S 'SNdnev
@Back-aChe Cure.

REV. A. j. MERCHANT, Presiding
Elder NJ. E. Church, Meadville, Pa,
writes:
(April lR, 1884. "Dr FENNER's Kidney and
Back ache Cure gave me almost install ut re.
lief 1t effected a cure so completely have
needed nothing since took it four years ago"
FRAHKF FERCIvAL. Rochester. N Y, writes ::
(anril s 1873, "One bottle OF DIR Fenncr's
Kidney and Back ache Cure helped me more
than ali the Kidney Remedies taken in the ras
two years; six bottles entirely cured ne "
MSS TtMss FULLER, F-c"ioniG, n Y..writes:
March 3. 1897 DIR. Fenner Kidney and
Back Ache Cure has relieved me OF Kidney
disease Heart Disease, AID Female Weakness
never had medicine help SO quickly"
HARRY WATERS, Hamlet. N. l.. writes:
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Kidney and Back ache Cure has cured me OF
Kidney Complaint and Rheumatism after otLer
celebrated Kidney Remedies aLd Doctors bad
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Cures all diseases of the KIDNEYS,
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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10
A Good Disinfectant.

However good your plumbing may
be, your security will be greater if,
every week, you use disinfectant lib
erally. One that costs very little, and
is perfectly odorless. is made by dissolv-
ing heaped teaspoonful of nitrate of
lead in quart Of boiling water, stir it
with stick and then add it to pail of
cold water. This Is odorless and will
not stain; it costs about three cents, and
if it is thrown once a week down the
bathtub closet and stationary wash
bowl, it will be money well spent. An
other disinfectant may be preferred,
only use something of the kind regular
ly on certain day. II the day for do
ing thing is fixed, it generally gets
done; if ''once a week." means any
day. it is often forgotten. Catherine
Queen, in Good Housekeeping.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-02-10

Railroad section bosses are provided
with blanks. on which they are required
to report all cases of animals killed by
trains. Tue blanks have spaces for tell
ing where. when, and how tho animal
is killed, and what disposition is made
of the carcass, whether it is buried or
sold. One day cow was killed on the
Chicago and Iowa road, and section
boss who had been recently promoted
went out to make the report He told
in the proper spaces what train killed
the animal. and under what conditions
it was done. Then he came to the line:
Disposition" WELL" said he,
scratching his head. "I'll be DANCED if
Pm sure about that, but beings she
was a COW, l think can guess ut it. "
So he filled out the line. which, when it
reached the general Office, read: dis
position, kind and gentle"